Once again Dear Friends – We are being called to hold the light as Michaelic Warriors as the Head of the Dragon takes a bite out of the Full Beaver Moon during a Partial Lunar Eclipse at 27° 14′ Taurus TONIGHT 18-19 November. Bella Luna is at apogee, furthest from the earth, making her orbit a little slower – so it will be an unusually long eclipse.
ECLIPSE PHASES BY TIME ZONE
November 18–19, 2021 | AST | EST | CST | MST | PST | AKST | HST |
Penumbra first visible | 2:45 a.m. | 1:45 a.m. | 12:45 a.m. | 11:45 p.m. | 10:45 p.m. | 9:45 p.m. | 8:45 p.m. |
Partial eclipse begins | 3:18 a.m. | 2:18 a.m. | 1:18 a.m. | 12:18 a.m. | 11:18 p.m. | 10:18 p.m. | 9:18 p.m. |
Mid-eclipse | 5:03 a.m. | 4:03 a.m. | 3:03 a.m. | 2:03 a.m. | 1:03 a.m. | 12:03 a.m. | 11:03 p.m. |
Partial eclipse ends | 6:47 a.m. | 5:47 a.m. | 4:47 a.m. | 3:47 a.m. | 2:47 a.m. | 1:47 a.m. | 12:47 a.m. |
Penumbra last visible | —– | 6:35 a.m. | 5:35 a.m. | 4:35 a.m. | 3:35 a.m. | 2:35 a.m. | 1:35 a.m. |
In the Egyptian-Chaldean cultural epoch the Spring Equinox stood in the constellation of Taurus, the Bull. This is particularly interesting to me right now since I am doing research into the dawning of that era for the Holy Nights storytelling of The Epic of Gilgamesh.
The god-man who conquers the bull represents the human being who controls their lower nature. Taurus forces created the larynx – giving us The Word – our ability to speak about the world & our inner soul experiences. Through Taurus, we also receive our capacity for Willing.
We can remember this during the eclipse, since according to Rudolf Steiner, when the Moon is shadowed by the Earth, forces of hindrance have easy access to the earth – affecting particularly the thinking of the human being – inspiring into those who wish it ‘evil’ thoughts that can lead to committing deplorable deeds (either consciously or unconsciously)
But fear not my friends, we can set a circle of protection & light around ourselves & the world thru our intentions. And we are not alone – A Moon in Taurus is concerned with stability, since it is a Fixed Earth sign. And it is ruled by Venus, the Goddess of Love.
The Pleiades – 7 Sisters are also there, bringing an energy of the Divine Feminine to the scene. Not to mention the Leonid Meteor shower which is raining down cosmic Iron to fortify us as we stand at the Moon gate.
May we hold the sword & shield of Michael to carry the light with Love & sister/brotherhood
~hag
Rudolf Steiner’s Lectures on this day
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1923 – The founding of the Dutch Anthroposophical Society. Willem Zeylmans van Emmichhoven becomes its General Secretary.
1961- Deathday of Willem Zeylmans van Emmichhoven, a Dutch psychiatrist and anthroposophist. From 1923 until his death in 1961 he was chairman of the Dutch Anthroposophical Society. He was a familiar figure in public life & had a considerable influence on the Anthroposophic movement, particularly through his numerous lectures & his work as an author, which included the first biography of Rudolf Steiner.
Zeylmans was the son of a Dutch chocolate manufacturer. His mother came from Germany. In childhood he was often troubled by visions of color & emotional turmoil that later stimulated his preoccupation with what would later be called synesthesia: a condition when you hear a sound & automatically see a color. After recovering from an attack of typhoid, he entered medical school at eighteen, specializing in psychiatry. His interest in color, inspired by the painter Jacoba van Heemskerck & her friend & patron Marie Tak van Poortvliet, led him to research more about the effects of colors. He continued his medical studies in Leipzig under Wilhelm Wundt in 1919, where he became a member of the Anthroposophical Society. After meeting with Rudolf Steiner, he was encouraged to continue his research into the effect of colors & in his dissertation he wrote on “The effect of colors on the life of feeling.’’ On 27 September 1921 he was married to Ingeborg Droogleever Fortuyn, whom he had met for the first time many years earlier. Their first son was born in 1926.
At the age of 28, Zeylmans began lecturing on Anthroposophy to an enthusiastic public, as well as academic colleagues. He helped establish the first Waldorf School in The Hague, where he also founded a small psychiatric hospital, which soon moved into its own building (now the Rudolf Steiner Zorg). When the Anthroposophical Society was founded in the Netherlands, Rudolf Steiner appointed him as its first General Secretary. In addition to his psychiatric work Zeylmans undertook worldwide lecture tours. He spoke often about the effect of color on humans & gave advice to paint manufacturers, architects, directors of museums & artists.
Zeylman’s primary concerns were the rapprochement & understanding between the different nations & peoples, as well as a furtherance of cosmopolitanism. His attempt to found the global schools association suggested by Rudolf Steiner (a ‘”Weltschulverein”), to promote the dissemination & funding for free school education, failed due to resistance from anthroposophic circles against fostering broader public awareness.
In the face of increasing political fanaticism, another initiative Zeylmans took was to further interest for anthroposophy in European youth. In the summer of 1930 he organized a youth camp on the Stakenberg near Nunspeet in the Veluwe. More than a thousand participants gathered in working groups & heard lectures by leading anthroposophists like Eugen Kolisko, Walter Johannes Stein, Elisabeth Vreede & Ita Wegman on their thoughts to the situation of the time.
His work, however, was increasingly restricted by political developments. His involvement with the administration of the General Anthroposophical Society in Dornach Switzerland also met with increasing disapproval. The internal disputes since the death of Rudolf Steiner & his close collaboration with the physician Ita Wegman in 1935 led to his exclusion & that of the majority of the Dutch members.
After the war Zeylmans took up once again his international lecturing work. In 1954 he embarked on a global tour for nine months. Encouraged by Bernard Lievegoed, in 1960 he sought a mandate from the members of the Anthroposophical Society in the Netherlands to reunite it once more, after 25 years of separation, with the General Anthroposophical Society at the Goetheanum in Switzerland. He undertook a second journey through South Africa in 1961, visiting the newly established Waldorf schools & other institutions to give advice & hold lectures. During this trip, he died unexpectedly in Cape Town.
‘Tuning to the Stars’: Eurythmy for the Holy Nights with Jan Ranck* –
Sacred Geometry, the Planets and the Zodiac
LIVE IN-PERSON 26-30 Dec. 2021 at the Rudolf Steiner Branch Chicago 4 pm – 5 pm
And at 8pm on 31 Dec. as part of our annual NYE Conscious Community Gathering (details TBA)
$100 for all 6 sessions, or $22 for each individual session.
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* Jan Ranck – Born in the USA, Jan Ranck studied music and comparative arts at Indiana University in Bloomington. She accompanied the London Stage Group on their 1976 USA tour and went on to study eurythmy at the Eurythmeum in Dornach with Lea van der Pals, where she subsequently taught. In 1984 she joined the faculty of The London School of Eurythmy. She left there to complete her eurythmy therapy training in Stuttgart in 1989, moving afterward to Israel, where she founded and directed the Jerusalem Eurythmy Ensemble (1990) and the Jerusalem Academy of Eurythmy (1992) and was an instructor in the Jerusalem Waldorf Teacher Bachelor Program in David Yellin Academic College from 1999. Jan has held Master Classes at various venues worldwide, including the Goetheanum and the MA Program in Eurythmy held at Emerson College and Spring Valley. She is the representative for Israel in the International Eurythmy Therapy Forum.
Hi Hazel,
I am reading tonight this excellent description of the lunar eclipse of November 19, 2021. In my time zone, which is pacific, it will occur in just four minutes, i.e., 12:57 am. Yet, the sky has been mostly overcast all day, and right now it is cold, dark, and drizzling rain. Yet, you give the imaginative picture which is worth a thousand words.
I love how you correlate ancient Egypt, when the Sun was in the sign of Taurus, with this very event of the Full Moon of November 2021 as also being a partial lunar eclipse in the sign of Taurus. This is so true because the Sun is in the opposite sign of Scorpio right now, and according to Rudolf Steiner’s sidereal astronomy, this occurs from November 10th to 30, and then passes over to Sagittarius from December 1st to January 4th.
Thus, your Gilgamesh presentation will occur in the sign of Sagittarius, which is the mutable fire sign in the yearly round of Zodiac. According to the fourth day of Creation, expressed in Genesis I, it is very noteworthy what God accomplishes on this day. If you look carefully you will see how much it was an event in the sign of Sagittarius.
14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. 17 God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good. 19 There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
Hazel, it can be shown that the story encompassed in the Epic of Gilgamesh occurred early in the third post atlantean cultural epoch. The Sun was in the sign of Taurus, and as you suggest, you are receiving strong impressions right now, and especially because of this partial lunar eclipse. I love the fact that you work from these divine sources of inspiration. The Epic of Gilgamesh has a profound legacy, which we are investigating as we speak. I hope to offer more before Christmas. I want you to make all the right steps in this endeavor.
I am very sorry about my rather rude display concerning Jakob Bohme. For someone who amasses all the information you do on a rather daily basis it can easily be seen that a death day and a birthday can become juxtaposed [switched]. Your humilitous response is very meaningful, and I promise to do better.
Thank you dear brother in Christ for being on this journey with me…
The work last night with the eclipse was deep & wide.
This was my foundation:
AUM, amen!
The evils prevail,
Witness of unleashing of egohood,
Incurred through others, selfhood-guilt,
Experience it in daily bread
In which heaven’s will does not prevail
Since man departed from your kingdom
And forgot your names, You fathers in the heavens.